The Delta independent., 1887-02-22
HAYsEED JOURNAL.
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VOLUME I,


Daniel Mcintyre. Mrs. John II. Splith
and Mrs. Enos Il. Hotchkiss. She was
\ model wife and mother; although a
great sufferer for years, She reached
the advanced age of 70.
On the same day BABY Willis. the
two year old child of Geo. W. Miller,
was borne to the other shore. leaving
another home desolate. The children
died of catarrhal fever, which is quite
prevalent here, and Mrs Mcintyre of
general debility superenduced by her.
vOus prustration.
There has been more sickness in the
North Fork couAtry than was ever
known before. This is supposed to be
due to our unusually warm winter and
many sudden changes of weather.
Farmers arc now blowing and con-
mencing to SOW their grain. To the
people of the snow bound eastern
states this will sound like "snake''
story. Although the prospect for wa
ter is rather dubious, the indications
point to larger acreage being put in
cultivation than anv previous year.
The editor of the HAYsEED JOURNAL
expects to beat Horace. Greeley as an
agriculturist this year. Last season.
his crop consisted principally of bugs
tumble weeds and polecats. If our
legislators would place bounty OH
skunks, we would soon be as wealthy
as James Gordon Bennett and Dave
Day
The bill placing bounty on wolves.
bears and mountain lions. gives gener-
al satisfaction and it is sincerely hoped
that it will pass. During the past
year sufficient stock was destroyed in
Delta county alone. to pay the amount
the bounties would call for in one year.
Every stockmah in the North Fork
country lost heavily by their depreda-
tions last summer. There are bands
of wolves and lions roaming in the
hills OIL the north side of the North
Fork of the Gunnison. that will attack
the largest cattle. The bones of their
victims are found all on the sum-
mer ranges. The principal objection
to the bill comes from members from
the towns, who have no interest in the
matter. men who don't know II grizzly
bear from Il hedge hog. 1t is deyoutly
hoped these gentlemen will make the
personal acquaintance of one Of these
animals in the near future.
| From present indications it seems
doubtful if Delta county gets any BEN
eft from this session of the legislature.
Our bridge bill still hangs fire in the
committee room, and it is so hand-
capped with other bridge bills. that it
seems doubtful if it gets any further,
Notwithstanding the noisy promises
made previous IL the election.
Bills have been introduced to bridge
the Grand at Glenwood springs. where
there is now a new one, just completed,
also one at Del Norte, where there is
one already. also one across the Cone
| jos, alongside the present one. 1t looks
as though it was an understood thing
to istroduce these bills that are 50
glaringly ridiculous, for the purpose
| Uf killing ours. Another thing in
which this whole district is vitality in
terested, is the question of reapportion-
inent. With nearly ten Thousand vo-
ters we have but one representative
while elsewhere, some counties having
less than 400 voters are entitled to the
same. Hinsdale and Ebert are in
stances. A suitable bill was introduce
ed by Senator Kinkaid, but it seems to
make haste slowly.
Another measure in which we are
deeply interested is the bill introduced
by Senator Campbell, changing the
time of making assessments, to the
first day of March. This would save
thousands of dollars. not only to Delta
county, but to the whole State. AS it
now stands many stockmen winter
their cattle in this county and list
them elsewhere, while others owning
dairies and pack trains, winter them
here. drive them out into the noun.
tains just before the assessor comes
around, and thus fail to pay "a tax on
them anywhere.
Thousands of head of stock are thus
driven into Montrose and Mesa coun.
ties fromlthe Sierra la Sal country in
Utah, and wintered on the already
overstocked ranges. to the great injury
of resident cattleman, and just in time
TO dodge the assessor are driven back
to Utah, where they pay no tax what
ever. This bill should become law
and our members will do credit to
themselves by assisting its passage by
every means in their power. Should
they not court the Immortality of
Baker. Mcintyre, Stevenson and Buck
lin, they must heed the voice of the
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